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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Canning    
First Name(s)  George    
Year of Birth  1770    
Year of Death  1827    
Entry  Son of George Canning : born April 11, 1770 : educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford: M.P. for Newport, 1794 :Wendover, 1797 : Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1796-9 : Commissioner of the Board of Control (commonly called the India Board) 1799-1800 : Foreign Secretary, 1807 : fought a duel with Lord Castlereagh, Sep. 22, 1809 : M.P. for Liverpool, 1812 : President of the Board of Control, June 4, 1816, to Jan. 12, 1821 : nominated Governor - General of India March, 1822, but, on Lord Castlereagh's death, Canning resigned that appointment and again became Foreign Secretary, 1822 : M.P. for Harwich, 1822 : Prime Minister, April, 1827, and Chancellor of the Exchequer : died Aug. 8, 1827 : father of Earl Canning (q.v.), Viceroy and Governor-General, 1856-62.     
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